Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-02
THE pENrNsULA.

ers estimate that there will not be one
third Of crop of that berry.
Mr.. q. W. Weber Of the Middletown
Nesc IRA, has severed his connection
with the paper and goes 10 Chicago,
where he Is said to have secured lucra.
tive position.
The soft CRIB business Of Crisfield is
becoming one Of considerable Importance.
IL is said that there are now nearly / 900
little boats, or skiffs, engaged in catching
soft and hard crabs in the vicinity Of
Crisfield and Apes Hole. This gives
employment to hundreds of people, and
scatters among them about 80 900 weekly.
Jehu M Reed of Frederick, and John
Dagger of Camden, sent punches of the
asparagus grown by them to this Office,
that was simply mammoth in proportion,
but tender when cooked. Our devil,
when ho saw it In the office, thought it
was new kind OF kindling wood that
was brought in to keep him from chop
ping up ink-kegs to start fires. -Dooer
Sentinel.
A correspondent sends ne the follow
ing: This day, May Oath, 1887, at the
northeast corner of the state of Mary.
land, we saw the so-called belled buzzard.
Was 80 near IL that we heard the bell
plainly. The buzzard was in company
with several of its fellows, and appeared
to be enjoying itself, sailing around. Now
then ist us hear who put the bell on, how
II was done, when and where, and how
many Of them are loose, &c.--Ne,cark
Ledger.
The artesian well at Woodland Beach
was completed last week., reaching vein
of water at depth of 1870 feet that rose
In the tube to within seven feet of the
surface. The water is soft and undoubt-
eddy in sufficient quantity to meet all de-
mands. We noted in former tissue that
they bored through log at the depth of
so feet. At a depth of liz feet the auger
brought up feathers and the we'll defined
wing of bird. This brings up an inter
esting geological question, Wis: at what
stage of the worlds history was this por-
ton of the peninsula formed.-Smyr'aa
Times
John Il. Ford and Elijah Cox, oyster
packers of Tigg's Greek, Paramount dis
trict, have nearly completed the erection
of large house at that place to be used
as fish factory. Four boats will be em-
ployed by them this summer in catching
ale-wives. The seines and other fishing
tackle have been secured for the use OF
these boats, and it is quite likely the
boats will be engaged in fishing in q
couple of weeks, or may be, earlier. The
factory will be supplied with suitable
machinery for extracting the oil from the
| fab, and in the preparation of the chum
for fertilizing purposes. This will be the
only factory of the kind in Paramount
district, and will give employment to IS
or 40 persons. Somerset Herald.
On Thursday afternoon, shortly after
dinner members of the family Of Mrs.
Mollie Earle, widow of the late James T.
Earle, residing on Kidwell avenue, Centre
vile, were taken suddenly i'll. The family
consisted of Mrs. Earle, Mrs. Dill, q
domestic, Miss Ann Wright, daughter of
Stephen L. Wright, Esq, and small
girl, an adopted daughter of Mrs. Earle.
DIR. James Bordley was summoned and
found those affected suffering from
arsenical poisoning. Emetics were ad-
ministered and the patients were soon re-
lieved. Miss Wright was the most seri-
ously affected. The cause of the sick
ness was traced to some lettuce which
had been eaten at dinner. The lettuce
bed in Mrs. Earle's garden is near the
potato patch, and it is supposed that
some Paris green used on the potnto
vines lodged ON the lettuce and was eaten
with the result stated. - CentregilLe Record.
A Delaaoarean correspondent says of j.
Colby Smiths factory ut Willow Grove
ITO say that / was surprised does moi
half express my feelings on arriving oil
the factory, where found everything IL
| motion-the hum of machinery, tho whirl
and buzz Of the saw, the kissing of steam
the tick-tack of So hammers turning oui
as many as TITS baskets the day before
I was informed that during the weel
| 80, $50 baskets were turned out, and for the
six weeks since the factory started uI
some few over ia, 900, and at the preseni
| time the factory is short In filling orders
| 60, 900. Recently the proprietor put Q
| new addition to the factory of 32x60 feet
which makes It the largest factory in the
State, if not In the United States. In.
/ Guiding the basket makers, the mill
| hands, those on the road and in the woods
the factory employs over 100 hands. The
/ timber for the baskets is piled up in the
| mill yard to such an extent that they have
ceased hauling for week in order to use
| up and make room Tor tine wagons WITH
their lumber. The proprietor is prepared
to deliver two car loads of baskets pei
day at Woodside."
For two weeks or more the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company, through ia
employees, has been boring an artesian
well at the engine house. Last Wednes
day afternoon a depth of $50 feet was
reached, when water began to flow at the
rate of about 20 gallons an hour. The
workmen were not prepared for an over.
flow at such depth, and abandoned
work to report to headquarters. They
think 10 or 10 feet more will give them
an abundant supply. II was interesting
to note the strata of earth the augel
passed through. AT the depth of 100 feet
o pure white sand, similar to that on the
shore of the ocean, was struck. This was
easily passed. At the depth of 200 feel
large pieces of oyster shells were brought
to the surface. At about 225 feet the
white sand was passed and hard blaci
sand struck, which increased in blacknesi
until water began to flow. Boring will
be begun again some time next week and
the capacity of the supply tested The
water is pure and delightful for drinking
purposes. u entre0iih Record.